Dr. Robert Goltra III Aug. 23, 2023--Dr. Robert Goltra III will be the next assistant vice president, dean of students at Missouri Western State University. He will begin his duties Aug. 23. “I am pleased to welcome Dr. Goltra to the Missouri Western family,” said Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western’s president. “His extensive [...]
Bill Grimwood Aug. 1, 2023--Gov. Mike Parson today announced that Bill Grimwood, chief information officer for Hillyard Companies of St. Joseph, has been appointed to the Missouri Western State University Board of Governors. His term expires Oct. 29, 2024. “I’m a strong believer in public service,” Grimwood said. “I believe that my volunteer [...]
July 28, 2023--The Missouri Western State University Alumni Association has announced the names of those who will be honored at the annual Alumni Award Banquet on Sept. 29 during Homecoming Week. For more information and to purchase tickets to the banquet, visit griff.vn/AlumHC. Honorees are: Distinguished Alumni Awards The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest [...]
Michael Rader, Seth Hogue and Madi Taylor (l-r) at the 2023 FBLA Collegiate National Leadership Conference. July 24, 2023—Students from Missouri Western State University won top prizes at the 2023 Collegiate National Leadership Conference of Future Business Leaders of America, Inc. (FBLA), the nation’s largest Career and Technical Student Organization focused solely on [...]
St. Joseph, Mo. —July 20, 2023—Missouri Western State University conferred a total of 379 undergraduate and graduate degrees and certificates during the spring semester of 2023. Graduates came from 18 states and six foreign countries. Graduates are listed below by hometown. Arkansas Rogers: Sudi Farah, Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management California Corona: Uyen [...]
Garrett Jackson takes the oath of office from Circuit Judge Daniel Kellogg '82. June 23, 2023--Senior Garrett Jackson was sworn in as student governor on the Missouri Western State University Board of Governors at the regular board meeting June 22. Jackson, from St. Joseph, was appointed by Gov. Mike Parson and confirmed by [...]
June 16, 2023--The Kansas City Chiefs have announced dates for 2023 Chiefs Training Camp presented by Mosaic Life Care at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Missouri. This year marks the club’s 13th training camp at MWSU. All times and dates are subject to change. All practice sessions will take place on the Mosaic [...]
June 13, 2023--Missouri Western State University named 360 students to the President’s Honor Roll for the spring semester of 2023. Students who carried 12 hours or more for graded credit and earned a grade point average of 4.0 qualify for the honor. Students named to the President’s Honor Roll are listed below by hometown: STATE [...]
June 13, 2023-- Missouri Western State University named 425 students to the Dean’s Honor Roll for the spring semester of 2023. Students who carried 12 hours or more for graded credit and earned a grade point average of 3.5 or better qualify for the honor. Students named to the Dean’s Honor Roll are listed below [...]
Jun 6, 2023--Ms. Amanda Albrecht will be the next dean of the College of Business and Professional Studies at Missouri Western State University, effective Aug. 14, 2023. Ms. Albrecht is currently serving as the Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Academics for the College of Engineering & Applied Science and is an Associate Professor Educator of Construction [...]
